[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 15 (Monday, January 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

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                         HON. MICHAEL A. ARCURI

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 26, 2009

  Mr. ARCURI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and 
congratulate the State University of New York, SUNY, College at 
Cortland Men's Cross Country Team on its 2008 NCAA Division III 
championship win.
  I am proud to share with my colleagues that on November 22, 2008, the 
SUNY Cortland Men's Cross Country Team achieved its first-ever national 
title at the NCAA Division III finals against Hanover College. I am 
pleased to count SUNY Cortland amongst the many distinguished 
institutions of higher learning in my district, and this title win is 
yet another shining example of the high intellectual and physical 
caliber of the students attending this fine college.
  The SUNY Cortland Men's Red Dragons had an outstanding season in 
2008, winning the 32-team cross country championship with a final score 
of 80 points. This final tally pushed the Red Dragons a total of 25 
impressive points beyond their nearest competitors and contributed to a 
top-four national ranking for the third straight year.
  Four Red Dragons earned All-American honors by finishing in the top 
35 of the 278-runner pool. Junior Seth DuBois of Altamont, NY, finished 
in 7th place; senior Shamus Nally of Burnt Hills, NY, finished 11th; 
senior Josh Henry of Truxton, NY, placed 15th; and junior Justin Wager 
of Guilderland, NY, finished 28th. Additionally, the remaining three 
runners on SUNY Cortland's Men's Cross Country Team all finished in the 
top 75. Junior Kyle O'Brien of Monroe, NY, placed 61st; sophomore 
Stephen Scrafford of Cooperstown, NY, placed 65th; and junior Jerry 
Greenlaw of Warwick, NY, finished 73rd.
  Madam Speaker, I also wish to recognize first-year head coach Steve 
Patrick for his guidance, leadership, and commitment to the Red 
Dragons. Mr. Patrick was deservingly named the NCAA Division III Men's 
Cross Country National Coach of the Year by the United States Track & 
Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for his contributions to 
SUNY Cortland's sports program. I also wish to praise his assistant 
coaches, Kathryn Wagner and Jacob Smith, and thank them for their 
dedication.
  Madam Speaker, I congratulate the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons on their 
impressive achievements in 2008 and I wish them much luck and success 
in their future endeavors.

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